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Face mask sign

Practical Neurology, 2021
Wearing a face mask has become commonplace in public spaces since the COVID-19 pandemic. We have encountered several patients with sensory ataxia who have reported worsening of their gait when wearing a face mask. Here, we illustrate the problem in a patient with spinocerebellar ataxia type 2.
Nonnekes, J.H., Nonnekes, J.H., Nijkrake, M.J.   +2 more
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A life cycle assessment of reprocessing face masks during the Covid-19 pandemic

Scientific Reports, 2021
The Covid-19 pandemic led to threatening shortages in healthcare of medical products such as face masks. Due to this major impact on our healthcare society an initiative was conducted between March and July 2020 for reprocessing of face masks from 19 ...
Bart van Straten, S. Ligtelijn, L. Droog, E. Putman, J. Dankelman, N. H. Sperna Weiland, T. Horeman   +6 more
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PROPSED MATERIALS FOR FACE MASKS [PDF]

Journal of the Egyptian Society of Tribology, 2021
In the present work, a face mask is proposed to withstand the severe conditions of increased virus concentration. It consists of two materials, polypropylene (PP) and polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA). Both materials are made of two layers.
A. M. Al-Kabbany, W. Y. Ali, A. S. Ali
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Association Between Face Masks Use and Occupation in Cameroon: Perceived Susceptibility to COVID-19 and Physician’s Roles

Iberoamerican Journal of Medicine, 2020
Introduction: Face masks use among Cameroonians is a new behavior. Many citizens have adopted face masks as a step to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Individuals might use face masks because of their profession, risk perception, and social status.
Armel Fosso Setubi, Mersha Wubie, Alain Pitti Djida, Xavier Emmanuel Fosoumo, Basile Tchiotchoua Nousse, Xavier Gabriel Fopokam, Annie-Flore Kwangwa Tchougene   +6 more
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The Sociology of Masks: From Face-to-Face to Mask-to-Mask Communication

Erciyes İletişim Dergisi, 2022
In addition to their function as a health measure, masks have become a sign and symbol during the Covid 19 pandemic. The aim of this study is to reveal the transformation of masks into sociological symbols in fields such as social category, identity, rites of passage, and aesthetics within the framework of the virus-induced social change in addition to
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Real masks and spoof faces: On the masked face presentation attack detection

Pattern Recognition, 2022
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Meiling Fang, Naser Damer, Florian Kirchbuchner, Arjan Kuijper   +3 more
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Mask Material Filtration Efficiency and Mask Fitting at the Crossroads: Implications during Pandemic Times

Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic triggered the widespread use and need for respirators and face masks for the healthcare workers and public. In this study, several generally available respirators and mask designs were fit tested, and their materials were evaluated ...
Karin Ardon-Dryer, Juliusz Warzywoda, Rumeysa Tekin, Jnev Biros, Sharilyn Almodovar, Brandon L. Weeks, Louisa J. Hope-Weeks, Albert Sacco   +7 more
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Impact of face masks and sunglasses on attractiveness, trustworthiness, and familiarity, and limited time effect: a Japanese sample

Discover Psychology, 2023
Many studies conducted after the COVID-19 pandemic have examined the relationship between changes in social traits, such as attractiveness and wearing face masks.
Takuma Takehara, Mahiro Kaigawa, Aika Kobayashi, Yuuka Yamaguchi   +3 more
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Face masks versus sunglasses: limited effects of time and individual differences in the ability to judge facial identity and social traits

Cognitive Research, 2022
Some research indicates that face masks impair identification and other judgements such as trustworthiness. However, it is unclear whether those effects have abated over time as individuals adjust to widespread use of masks, or whether performance is ...
Rachel J. Bennetts, Poppy Johnson Humphrey, Paulina Zielinska, Sarah Bate   +3 more
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Cotton and Surgical Face Masks in Community Settings: Bacterial Contamination and Face Mask Hygiene

Frontiers in Medicine, 2021
During the current COVID-19 pandemic, the use of face masks has become increasingly recommended and even mandatory in community settings. To evaluate the risk of bacterial cross-contamination, this study analyzed the bacterial bioburden of disposable ...
Lize Delanghe, Eline Cauwenberghs, Irina Spacova, Ilke De Boeck, Wannes Van Beeck, Koen Pepermans, Ingmar Claes, Dieter Vandenheuvel, Veronique Verhoeven, Sarah Lebeer   +9 more
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